Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 266: Mu Tian Grass

After two months of training, the four had gained a thorough understanding of the dense forest.

Golden Core Stage beasts generally had a strong sense of pride and wouldn’t usually act in groups unless provoked by something that universally angered them, like the ancient barbarian bloodline.

“It’s indeed strange. My bloodline is supposed to suppress beasts, but I didn’t feel that in the last battle,” Barbarian Bone recalled the anomaly during their fight.

The ancient barbarian bloodline had always been effective against beasts. Since awakening his bloodline, Barbarian Bone had never encountered such a situation.

Lu Yang frowned, pondering the reason behind this.

“Ah—what is this!”

Suddenly, a sharp cry interrupted Lu Yang’s thoughts.

“Song Wuguo, why are you screaming!” Song Hua scolded his companion. Everyone was deep in thought, and his shout disrupted their concentration.

“Look at this!” Song Wuguo, sitting on the ground, was trembling as he pointed at the beast he had just gutted.

He had intended to dissect the beast to retrieve its demon core as a token of gratitude for Lu Yang and the others, but was frightened by the unusual core he found.

Lu Yang walked over and saw the disemboweled lone wolf. In its dantian area, there was a demon core, somewhat dim, wrapped in withered yellow leaves. The leaves were thin and dense, connected by white thread-like substances, sticky and messy.

Lu Yang covered his right arm with spiritual power and took out the strange core.

“The core seems normal, so the issue lies with these leaves?”

“Let’s dissect the other beasts!”

Everyone began dissecting the beasts, and the results were quickly apparent—all five beasts had their cores wrapped in these withered yellow leaves.

Lu Yang searched through all his knowledge but couldn’t identify the leaves. “Does anyone recognize these leaves?”

Even the well-read Meng Jingzhou shook his head repeatedly.FiNd updates on

Peach Blossom Leaf and Barbarian Bone also shook their heads, indicating they didn’t know.

The Song family members, with even less experience than Peach Blossom Leaf and Barbarian Bone, were limited to identifying common spiritual plants.

The two bodyguards, who had lived at the Demon Subjugation Pass for years, had never seen such leaves.

“I feel like I’ve seen this in a book somewhere... could it be Mu Tian Grass?” Song Wuguo muttered softly.

“Mu Tian Grass?” Everyone turned to look at Song Wuguo.

Song Wuguo immediately felt immense pressure. Timid by nature, he preferred reading books over social interactions. This was the first time so many people had focused on him.

“Wuguo, do you recognize the source of these leaves?”

Song Hua didn’t hide anything and openly shared his true thoughts.

If he concealed anything now and Meng Jingzhou found out later, it could damage the relationship between the Meng and Song families, causing more harm than good.

Representing the group, Meng Jingzhou agreed. They originally intended to eliminate the Mu Tian Grass as its threat was too great. Allowing it to hunt and gain nutrients could lead to countless casualties.

“We were attacked by the beasts in this direction, so the Mu Tian Grass is likely this way!” Song Wuguo recalled their escape route. He had remained the most composed, remembering the path during their retreat.

“Let’s go!” After resting, the group headed towards the depths of the forest.

Ten figures moved through the dense forest, taking turns to extend their spiritual senses, searching for traces of the Mu Tian Grass.

“The ancient book mentioned that Mu Tian Grass prefers dark and damp environments. Please focus on these areas while searching,” Song Wuguo reminded loudly.

“Got it.”

“I found it! It’s in the center of that swamp!” Song Hua shouted, his voice filled with excitement.

“Stay alert! The beasts controlled by the Mu Tian Grass might be nearby!” Lu Yang warned everyone with his spiritual sense.

As soon as Lu Yang finished speaking, they heard the roar of beasts above them.

“Roar—”

Five majestic beasts appeared overhead.

“According to the plan, pair up. We from Dao Seeking Sect will take the lead, the Song family will provide support, and the two bodyguards will handle one beast together!”

“Understood!”

Everyone reacted instantly. Lu Yang faced one beast with Song Wuguo supporting him, and Song Hua supported Meng Jingzhou.

Zheng—

Qingfeng Sword was drawn, a silver light cutting through the air like a bright, untouchable moon.

The sword light transformed into a sharp killing intent, confronting a beast.

Peach Blossom Leaf glanced at the Mu Tian Grass in the swamp, feeling a strange unease.

She felt something was off but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

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